The impact of automation collapsing enterprise IT

Source – cio.com The IT stack is collapsing, thanks to the latest innovation in IT and moving into a software-defined service-oriented architecture. What can happen as a result of the collapse is important for every company to understand, as the more the stack collapses, the better results IT can deliver. Before we look at the potential impacts, let me explain what I mean by collapsing the stack. A multi-layer stack of technology comprises IT – things like the server layer, operating system,

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How DevOps changes the delivery of IT functions

Source – cio.com Labor arbitrage and shared services companies have had a perfect marriage over the last 20 years. Then along came the Digital Revolution with new business models and a new construct for services. One component of the digital model construct is DevOps. It makes a significant impact on business services, but it’s important to understand how it changes the picture for labor arbitrage and shared services. Shared service companies are structured on a functional basis. One way to think

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Why Cloud Computing Is The Most Disruptive IT Force

Source – cxotoday.com Cloud computing is one of the most disruptive forces facing the Information Technology sector. This statement is not without justification. Let’s cast a glance at the enormity of the phenomenon. According to the Bain & Company research report “The Changing Faces of the Cloud,” globally, the cloud IT market revenue is projected to increase to $390 billion in 2020 from $180 billion, translating into a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of around 17%. The report also points out

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4 Thing Machine-Learning Algorithms Can Do for DevOps

Source – insidebigdata.com As the IT industry struggles to elevate performance, companies are looking to DevOps to deliver on the promise of a newly efficient process that includes frequent release cycles to feed the higher demanding consumer. However, speeding up release cycles is far easier said, than done. IT practitioners are constantly seeking new tools to improve their responsiveness to business needs in this new environment. Transforming to a digital environment can prove to be a difficult evolution for most enterprise

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HumanOps: IT needs to become more personal

Source:- itproportal.com The tech world has always been preoccupied with getting things done quickly and efficiently. Unfortunately, it’s easy to forget that when something breaks there’s someone making sure that the problem gets fixed. Unfortunately this often means they will have had to work long, disjointed hours. This on-demand culture has created significant health and morale challenges for employees in the IT industry.  Unpredictability is a part of life in the industry – an on-call worker never knows when they’ll be

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Weekly Top 10: How to Make the Most of DevOps

Source – electric-cloud.com Welcome to another round-up of the latest news in DevOps, Agile and Continuous Delivery. In this week’s post, DevOps proves it’s here to stay, as 50% of tech leaders are now implementing DevOps – which has been proven to increase speed of software delivery while maintaining quality – saving organizations time and money. Also in this week’s news we revisit some best practices for Continuous Delivery and find out what’s in store for DevOps in the foreseeable

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How CIOs are transforming their organizations for the digital era

Source:- itworld.com Companies are facing a digital imperative to revamp business operations to better serve customers. To accommodate these shifts, CIOs are making sweeping organizational changes, adding new key roles, setting up innovation labs and tapping modern technologies to meet strategic mandates issued by their CEOs and boards. Social, mobile, analytics and cloud (SMAC) forms the primary digital fuel for most IT organizations. But most CIOs eager to stay atop trends are also testing new products in artificial intelligence, machine

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Controlling Chaos: DevOps And The Digital Transformation

Source:- minutehack.com Recently, you will no doubt have read numerous predictions and forecasting from tech industry experts outlining their expectations of the next 12 months, with Digital Transformation (DX) often at the forefront. DX is in full swing and many organisations are moving towards a more agile approach and adopting DevOps principles. Digital Transformation Most enterprises have already begun shifting their strategies to align with their current environment; one which leverages the value of data more than that of physical

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